Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Linton Townes

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Linton Townes played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 6-3 winning record over Linton Townes, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Linton Townes:
1982-83 to 1984-85
9 Games played
5 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6
2
4
Linton Townes
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.7 7.6 3.4 0.73.2
Linton Townes 3.8 1.0 1.00.20.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 11 7 26
Linton Townes 13 3 3 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9

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9

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7

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4

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9

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Linton Townes 0

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0

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1

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1

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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1

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1982
1. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 6 2 0 4 1 2 31 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 100   Linton Townes 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 14, 1982
2. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 4 5 0 4 3 2 37 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 107   Linton Townes 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1983
3. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 8 6 2 1 1 4 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Linton Townes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1983
4. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 9 1 0 1 2 3 33 13-21 .619 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 107   Linton Townes 6 3 2 0 0 2 2 11 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1983
5. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 10 2 1 2 3 2 37 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 119   Linton Townes 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1983
6. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 6 0 1 6 5 5 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Trail Blazers 97   Linton Townes 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 26, 1983
7. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 6 7 1 3 5 2 44 15-20 .750 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 106   Linton Townes 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 29, 1983
8. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 4 0 4 3 5 44 11-24 .458 0-0 - 8-13 .615
OT Trail Blazers 109   Linton Townes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 03, 1983
9. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 11 4 1 4 1 3 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 108   Linton Townes 13 1 2 0 0 0 2 12 5-7 .714 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000